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Includes informal in the following categories for Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, and Lewy body Dementia Differential Diagnosis criteria of the various Dementia typesCommon Cognitive, Linguistic, and Behavioral SymptomsUnique issues that may arise when dealing with the specific type of dementiaInformal and Standardized Assessment measuresManagement/Treatment (indirect and direct treatment)Resources for SLP’s, Patients, and Caregivers**Word document download- the

Masters level: Dysphagia Study Guide!! Contains sections on: - vocab bank of important (sometimes confusing) medical terms -feeding vs swallowing -Oral Dysphagia (quick review of normal swallow) -Pharyngeal Dysphagia (quick review of normal swallow) -Esophageal Dysphagia (quick review of normal swallow) -Pediatric Dysphagia (disorders and etiologies) -Neurological causes of Dysphagia (UMN disease, LMN Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases) (EX: ALS, Parkinsons, CVA, TBI, HNC) - Structural Deficits

Masters level: Voice Disorders Treatment Study Guide!! Contains sections on Tx for hyper and hypo functional voice disorders: -Indirect Vocal Therapy -Direct Vocal Therapy (breakthrough techniques, decreasing tension, strengthening techniques) (also includes a 6-week treatment plan to use as a starting point) - Surgical treatments for various voice disorders *The study guide is color-coded, details what treatment is for what type of disorders, goals of tx, pro's and con's of tx, how-to examples,

Acquired Language Disorders (ALD) Masters level study guide Contains: -medical term bank -Anatomy review of important structures for ALD (nerves, neural transmission, CNS, and more) - Stroke (CVA) -Cerebral Arteries -Brain Imaging -SLP settings working with ALD -Evaluation of ALD (formal and informal assessments) -ALD Target Model (linguistic and nonlinguistic functions and how to evaluate each) -Formal Assessment comparisons -Aphasia - ICF model -Aphasia Treatment (Impairment based methods) - Q

Masters level: Dysphagia Study Guide!! Contains sections on Dysphagia Treatment: - Indirect approaches (exercises, stimulation, Biofeedback, and more) - Direct Approach (swallowing modifications) -Nonsurgical treatments (diet modifications, assistive equipment,etc) -Tube feeding (NG tube, PEG, F-tube, J-tube) -Surgical Treatment -Pediatric dysphagia treatment -Dysphagia in the schools -End of Life issues *The study guide is color-coded, details who, what, why and how of treatments, goals of tx,

Masters level: Voice Disorders Study Guide!! Contains sections on: - vocab bank of important medical terms - mucosal wave - various disciplines that work on voice - Organic Voice Disorders - Neurogenic Voice Disorders - Functional Voice Disorders -Cleft Palate Great study guide for masters-level voice disorders class or studying for the Praxis!

Includes: Deficits from TBI and examples of how they present in patientsInformal assessment measuresStandardized Assessment measuresManagement/TreatmentResources for SLP’s, Patients, and Caregivers**Word document download- the chart is large, so make sure you view it in web layout mode!!!! (Click view on the top of the page and chose “web layout” rather than “print layout”) (Resources and sources are hyperlinked)